Columbia County authorities were still looking Monday for two men they say tried to kidnap a man at his home near Grovetown on Thursday afternoon.

A 43-year-old man called authorities just after 2:30 p.m. when he said two men tried to force him inside his Tudor Branch subdivision home. He said he arrived home and took some food into the garage before walking back to his car in the driveway, according to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

The Texas company that has owned a piece of Harlem history since 2010, is planning to sell the Tracy-Luckey plant.

San Saba Pecan LP, a Texas-based pecan orchard and processing operation, purchased Lucky Lady Pecans, Gifts & More, also known as Tracy-Luckey Co., in January 2010. Keith Shahan, the company’s chief financial officer and acting CEO, said this week that the Harlem plant, which was founded in 1937, no longer fit with San Saba’s business strategy.

Officials say Columbia County further defined itself as the region’s preferred living community last year, issuing more than three times as many home-construction permits as industry-heavy Richmond County.

After a slow spring, new building permits for single-family homes surged 9 percent in Columbia Coun­ty for an annual total of 1,185 units built, topping the 1,085 houses constructed in 2013.

The 12-acre development at the corner of Baker Place Road and William Few Parkway would consist of retail, professional office space and townhomes woven into a community interconnected by streets and sidewalks, said property owner and local dentist Dr. Andrew Allgood, who purchased the land in June.

ATLANTA — The start of Gov. Nathan Deal’s second term Monday began with his reflecting on his past achievements rather than laying out an agenda for the next four years.

He set the tone by joking about the rain showers that forced Monday’s ceremonies inside as compared to the crippling blizzard before his first inauguration four years ago that prompted festivities to the same House chambers that year.

The Fort Gordon Spouses’ and Civilians’ Club is accepting applications for military spouses, high school seniors and local organizations interested in receiving upwards of $25,000 in community grants and college scholarships this spring.

“It’s important to take an active role in supporting the community,” Debbie Franco, the group’s grants chairwoman, said of the 2015 cycle in a news release. “Our grants allow those professionals dedicated to assisting the community to fulfill their goals and make a difference as well.”

Police said a Martinez father was charged with child molestation after a YouTube video showed him instructing a boy to re-create a movie sex scene with his dog.

Columbia County deputies became aware of the video Tuesday. A sheriff’s office incident report states the video showed Isaac Seman, 35, saying the 10-year-old boy and his dog were going to re-enact a scene from Brokeback Mountain, a 2005 movie about a homosexual relationship between two cowboys.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has photos of two men they say tried to kidnap a man on Thursday.

The suspects were caught on tape at the Grovetown Walmart store prior to the incident, according to Columbia County sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris.

About 2:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 1300 block of Hawksmoor Way in Tudor Branch subdivision, where two males had approached a man and demanded he go inside the residence, according to a statement from Morris.